LAKE LIFE CALENDAR: JUNE 13-23

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS

Soak up every second of sun on the longest day of the year, with activities for kids, solar-powered entertainment and room to spread your own picnic blanket on the Ijams' grounds. Cost is $3 per person for members and $6 for non-members; visit the website for more info.

Be there to cheer on your team and enjoy all-day family fun as Knox Area Rescue Ministries hosts its 11th annual competition of majestic 46-foot dragon boats. Each boasts 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steerer, all racing for champion status and to help KARM's local good works. More than 60 boats are slated to race at press time; visit the website for more info.

BOATING & WATERSPORTS

NavCal River Rides and Captain John give you the waterside scoop on Knoxville's colorful past and present, with a 90-minute cruise around the Tennessee River waters. Cost is $26 per person; book online (and reserve your sandwich of choice). There's also a strictly sightseeing cruise June 16. Call or visit the website for more info.

So this is love, Dad: taking your little princesses on the Volunteer Princess for a Cinderella-themed cruise featuring dancing, a dessert buffet and a chance to be crowned King and Queen of the Ball. Cost is $25 per father-daughter pair and $10 per additional daughter; reserve in advance online or call or visit the website for more info.

In addition to its popular Pop's day brunch, the Star has added a prime rib dinner to this year's celebration of fathers. Cost is $32.95 per adult and $19.90 for children 10 and under. Reserve in advance online or call or visit the website for more info.

It's Dad's big day, and it must be celebrated with bacon (and many other yummy brunch items, plus the sights on area waters). Cost for the Father's Day cruise is $42.95 per adult, $39.95 for seniors and $21.95 for children 10 and under. Reserve in advance online or call or visit the website for more info.

Live entertainment, a brunch buffet and a two-hour cruise add up to one satisfied sire when you and Pop embark on the Father's Day cruise on the Star. Cost is $32.95 per adult and $19.90 for children 11 and under. Reserve in advance online or call or visit the website for more info.

Mystery-themed hijinks and a menu of southern barbecue classics, served up on a rolling riverboat. Cost is $32.95 per adult and $19.90 for children 11 and under. Reserve in advance online or visit the website for more info.

Make a date for fun with one of the Volunteer Princess' popular Sea Breeze cruises, featuring a plated dinner and sweet water views. Cost is $28.95 per adult and $15.95 for children 10 and under; reserve in advance.

Laugh in the summer solstice with a late-night cruise around Knoxville, as the Star features Chad Riden, Paulina Combow, Bryce Damuth, Jay Kendrick and other masters of stand-up, including host David Wright. Features a cash bar. Cost is $10 per adult; call or visit the website to reserve in advance.

KAYAKING/PADDLING

Learn the basics of kayaking in this beginner's class presented by River Sports Outfitters. The class will be presented each Saturday through the summer. Cost is $35 per person, and space is limited; reserve your spot in advance.

Stand-up paddling enthusiasts get together each Saturday morning downtown to meet and mingle with other SUP-ers. River Sports Outfitters will provide gear for a fee, or you may bring your own. Registration is limited; call or email to reserve your spot. (There are also SUP Discovery programs at The Cove in Concord Park Sunday afternoons through season; call or visit the website.)

River Sports Outfitters sponsors this paddling get-together. It's free if you bring your own gear or $15 to get outfitted. Call or e-mail to reserve your spot. (The two-hour social paddle takes place each Saturday morning and Tuesday night through season.)

Naturalist Stephen Lyn Bales guides an informative paddle around Mead's Quarry Lake, pointing out the flora and fauna that now call this man-made lake home. Cost is $15 per person for members and $17.50 for non-members. Call to register in advance or visit the website for more info.

FISHING

Lure Dad into some quality time on the water at this Father's Day fish-in. TWRA is stocking the park pond with prime catfish, and Mast General Store is giving out prizes. There will also be fried catfish and fried green tomatoes for sale.

CLASSES & CAMPS

Fly-fishers swear there's something almost religious about the experience, and, if so, outfitter Orvis is a practiced evangelist, offering free weekend in-store seminars on the basics of tying, rigging, casting and more. Call or visit the website for more information.